Category: The British Council Corner

  One-to-one lessons or private lessons often occur outside the language classroom at, for example, the learner’s place of work…

  Often associated with the teaching of ESP (English for Special Purposes e.g. English for Bankers, Report-writing, etc), needs analysis…

A method is an approach to language teaching based on a particular principle or theory and as such is reflected…

Listening is one of four language skills along with reading, writing and speaking which learners need to develop in order…

  The KISS principle is the idea that classroom processes and activities should be kept as short and simple as…

  Jigsaw activities are a great way to promote group work and discussion in your class and are very easy…

Few language learners (if any) will achieve their full potential without studying at home. Homework provides the learner not only…

Have you ever wondered how children learn?   As a teacher of young learners, parents often ask me what they…

Few language learners (if any) will achieve their full potential without studying at home. Homework provides the learner not only…

Group-work is a form of classroom interaction that developed out of the need to get learners to work together and…